Age-Band Drill Collection
Crossing drills for U11-U12
Crossing drills pitched for U11-U12, age-appropriate intensity, pitch sizes, and decision load.
7 drills
Crossing
Low Cross Channels Game
Under-11s cannot head the ball, so the usual crossing game is illegal. This one keeps the width and the byline, and insists the delivery stays low.
U11+7v7CRO
Crossing
Attacking the Box: Near Post, Spot, Back Post
Whoever makes the near-post run usually does not score. Praise only the finishes and within two weeks all three run to the back post.
U12+CRO
Crossing
Wide Channels Game
Conditioning a game teaches by making the wrong option impossible. The cost is players learning a rule instead of a decision.
U12+5v5CRO
Crossing
Beat Your Man and Cross
A winger who has just beaten a full-back is off balance with a defender recovering. That cross is nothing like a free one.
U12+CRO
Crossing
Near-Post Cross and Glancing Header
From open play the near post is the shortest route to goal, and the smallest touch on a fast cross is the hardest thing to save.
U12+CRO
CrossingOverlap and Cross
The overlap is not the move. Fixing the defender is the move, and the run only pays off once he has genuinely committed to the ball.
U12+CRO
CrossingCrossing and Finishing
Crossing sessions live or die on volume. Two lines, both flanks, three runners every time, and nobody standing in a queue.
U12+CRO
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